Above: Example of copy of drawing before (left column) and after (right column) MindLenses therapy in a 82 years old stroke survivor. Courtesy of prof. Oliveri and prof. Turriziani, 2024
Two works on the results obtained with the use of our technology in stroke patients have been presented last week at the 42° European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology in Brixen, Italy.
The first study, presented by our founder and Chief Scientific Officer Massimiliano Oliveri, compared the effects of a MindLenses-like rehabilitation therapy (neuromodulation with prismatic adaptation plus serious games) with the effects of standard rehabilitation on visuo-constructional abilities in stroke patients. The underlying hypothesis was that these abilities (an example of which are drawing and copying: see image above) require cognitive steps (i.e. visual analysis, spatial processing, motor control and execution) which can benefit from the prismatic adaptation procedure. Results pointed in this direction, with the experimental group improving significantly more in visuo-constructional abilities than the control group. Download the poster here.
The second study, presented by Laura Danesin of University of Pavia, consists in the first analysis of a clinical trial conducted with our research partner IRCCS Ospedale San Camillo. The trial completed patient recruitment in the second half of 2023, and data are currently being processed. Preliminary findings suggest that the use of MindLenses induces improvements in attention, visuo-spatial abilities, and executive function more than both standard rehabilitation or digital rehabilitation with serious games alone (without neuromodualation with prismatic adaptation.) Download it here.
Complete citations:
Oliveri M., Turriziani, P. (2024, January 21–26). The relationship between visuoconstructive abilities and visuomotor adaptation in stroke patients: Results of a clinical trial using prism adaptation combined with serious games. 42 European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology, Brixen, Italy.
Danesin L., Oliveri M., Semenza C., Bottini G., Burgio F. (2024, January 21-26). Cognitive effects of a treatment combining prismatic adaptation and serious games in stroke patients. 42 European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology, Brixen, Italy.
Where else can you find information about the scientific and clinical work supporting MindLenses Professional?
- For an updated list of current clinical trials and studies involving MindLenses, click here.
- To download the scientific article that resulted from the first concluded Phase I trial involving MindLenses on stroke patients, click here.
Where MindLenses will be next:
In a couple of weeks, we will be at the yearly congress of the Italian Society of Neurological Rehabilitation in Florence, both as a business exhibitor and with the presentation of scientific works in collaboration with ASL Toscana Nord Ovest, a network of public hospitals in Tuscany. Stay tuned!
